The oakey Surname
oakey Name Meaning and History
- from an ancient Scandinavian personal name, Aki (Old Danish, Old Swedish Áki), derived from anu- ‘ancestor’ (unattested) + the diminutive suffix -k.
- topographic name for someone who lived by a small oakwood, from Middle English oke ‘oak’ + heye ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| 2nd Lt. J. D. Oakey from Livingston NJ |
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